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How a School Psychologist Can Help Your Child Succeed

By Learning, Parenting, Social & Behavioral

How can hiring a school psychologist help your child?  These professionals offer services like annual education reviews for homeschooled students.  They perform psychoeducational evaluations, which reveal ADHD or learning disabilities.  They also administer IQ tests, behavioral assessments and screenings.  When children are having behavioral and/or academic difficulties, they support their…

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Parents need help understanding psychoeducational evaluations

Psychoeducational Evaluation: 3 Tips for Parents

By ADD/ADHD, Learning

When a child struggles in school, teachers and pediatricians may recommend a psychoeducational evaluation.  This testing process measures a child’s academic achievement levels, cognitive skills and information processing abilities.  It can also uncover behavioral and emotional issues and learning disabilities.  The testing aims to find the source of the child’s…

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overcoming learning disabilities

Overcoming Learning Disabilities for Success

By Learning

Learning disabilities should not define your child.  Many children who have learning disabilities  are actually gifted in other ways.  The story goes that Einstein didn’t speak until he was four years old.  Thomas Edison was bad at math.  These famous (and successful) icons probably just had different learning styles.  Through…

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